Octothorpe

150: I Would Describe Them As European

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John doesn’t want to pass out, Alison is a wuss, but Liz doesn’t think it’s gratuitous.

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Content warnings this episode: Gore and vampirism (Liz’s pick)

  • Letters of comment
    • Chris Garcia (email)
    • Fredrik Coulter (Facebook)
    • Ivan Sinha (email)
    • Nicholas Whyte (email)
    • Paul Weimer (email)
    • Roseanna Pendlebury (email)
    • Tammy Coxen (Bluesky)
    • We also heard from Ali Baker Brooks, Farah Mendlesohn, Kev McVeigh, and Mike Scott
    • Chris Barkley got his Hugo Award!
    • Smofcon 2025: Smofcon 42 in Stockholm, Sweden
      • The Q&A
        • Videos of the Q&A on YouTube
          • Kayla Allen notes on File 770 that the sound is very poor in places
          • Smofcon 2026: Smofcon 43 in Lisbon, Portugal
          • The Worldcons that presented:
            • 2026: LAcon V in Los Angeles, USA
            • 2027: Montreal, Canada
            • 2028:
              • Brisbane, Australia
              • Nuremberg, Germany
              • Kigali, Rwanda
              • 2029: Dublin, Ireland
              • 2030: Edmonton, Canada
              • 2031: Texas, USA
              • 2032: Nantes, France
                • Nantes Utopiales
                • 2033: No interest
                • 2034: Glasgow, Scotland
                  • Vision statement
                  • 2035: Poland
                  • Unknown: Czechia
                    • Festival Fantazie
                    • Picks
                      • John: Your Wish is My Command by Deena Mohamed
                      • Alison: The Lost Nose by John Sladek
                        • Sort of collected in Maps: The Uncollected John Sladek by John Sladek
                        • Liz: The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones
                        • Credits
                          • Cover art: “Alison is Still Obsessed with Ukuleles” by Alison Scott
                            • Alt text: A Mahalo Flying V, an Uma Blue Pineapple, and a Brunswick soprano are hanging on a Christmas tree beneath the words “Octothorpe 150”.
                            • Theme music: “Fanfare for Space” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)
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